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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pragmatism Section II (Lectures V-VIII).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. James says that for an instantaneous conversion, it is necessary for a person to know which of the following?
(a) Harmony.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Disharmony.
(d) Sadness.

2. In excess, what does James believe devoutness becomes?
(a) Insanity.
(b) Religion.
(c) Ascetism.
(d) Fanaticism.

3. James states that which viewpoint is the process for determining truth?
(a) Monism.
(b) Pragmatism.
(c) Pantheism.
(d) Pluralism.

4. What does James describe as being both sublime and trivial?
(a) Science.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Religion.
(d) Psychology.

5. For whom is truth an inert static relationship, according to James?
(a) Intellectualists.
(b) Religious people.
(c) Philosophers.
(d) Psychologists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does James refer to as feeling fundamentally fed up with life?

2. James identifies the difference between those who are saintly and those who are not as which of the following?

3. James connects religious manifestation to ______________.

4. How does James describe noetic quality?

5. James suggests that the experience of evil is necessary from an existential viewpoint to access deep levels of which of the following?

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